Budson / Kowall The Handbook of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4443-4409-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 504 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Blackwell Handbooks of Behavioral Neuroscience

The reference is a broad-ranging review of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias from both basic and clinical neuroscience perspectives; it provides scientists and medical professionals with an extensive introduction and an up-to-date review of cutting-edge scientific advances.
* Brings the reader up-to-date with cutting-edge developments in this exciting and fast-paced field
* Summarizes the most recent developments in the fields of Alzheimer's disease and dementia
* Brings together articles from a prominent and international group of contributors
* Encompasses a unique range of topics, combining basic molecular perspectives and cognitive neurosciences

Autoren/Hrsg.

Budson, Andrew E.

Kowall, Neil W.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors ix
Foreword xii
Preface xv
Part I Common Dementias 1
1 Alzheimer's Disease 3
Alan M. Mandell and Robert C. Green
2 Vascular Dementia 92
Angela L. Jefferson, Amanda M. Gentile, and Ravi Kahlon
3 Dementia with Lewy Bodies 131
Tamara G. Fong and Daniel Z. Press
4 Frontotemporal Dementia 145
Adam L. Boxer
5 Other Dementias 179
Peter Morin
Part II Pathogenesis and Disease Mechanisms 195
6 Genetic Risk Factors for Dementia 197
Paul Hollingworth and Julie Williams
7 The Neuropathology of the Dementing Disorders 235
Ann C. McKee and Brandon E. Gavett
8 Amyloid Beta Peptide and the Amyloid Cascade Hypothesis262
Carmela R. Abraham
9 Other Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration 277
Marina Boziki, Vassilis Papaliagkas, and Magda Tsolaki
10 Rational Therapeutics for Alzheimer's Disease and OtherDementias 301
Neil W. Kowall
Part III Cognitive and Behavioral Dysfunction 313
11 Memory Dysfunction in Dementia 315
Andrew E. Budson
12 Language Processing in Dementia 336
Jamie Reilly, Joshua Troche, and Murray Grossman
13 Executive Functioning 369
Robert A. Stern, Stacy L. Andersen, and Brandon E.Gavett
14 Emotion and Behavior in Alzheimer's Disease and OtherDementias 416
Christopher I. Wright
15 Visuospatial Function in Alzheimer's Disease andRelated Disorders 457
Alice Cronin-Golomb
16 Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Dementia 483
David G. Harper
Part IV Neuroimaging in Dementia 505
17 Glimpses of the Living Brain with Alzheimer's Disease507
Ronald J. Killiany
18 Functional MRI in Alzheimer's Disease and OtherDementias 535
Maija Pihlajamäki and Reisa A. Sperling
19 Molecular Neuroimaging of the Dementias 557
Bradford C. Dickerson
20 Using EEG and MEG to Understand Brain Physiology inAlzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias 575
Brandon A. Ally
Index 604
Plate section between pages 304 and 305

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Neil W. Kowall is Chief of Neurology andDirector of the New England GRECC at the VA Boston HealthcareSystem; he is also Director of the NIH-funded Boston UniversityAlzheimer's Disease Center, Professor of Neurology and Pathology atBoston University School of Medicine, and Lecturer in Neurology atHarvard Medical School. He has published over 170 papers inpeer-reviewed journals including Science, Nature,the Journal of Neuroscience, and the Annals ofNeurology.
Dr. Andrew E. Budson is the Deputy Chief of Staff and amember of the Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center (GRECC)at the VA Boston Healthcare System. He is also Associate Directorfor Research at the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center,Professor of Neurology at Boston University School of Medicine, andLecturer in Neurology at Harvard Medical School. He was awarded the2008 Norman Geschwind Prize in Behavioral Neurology and the 2009Research Award in Geriatric Neurology, both from the AmericanAcademy of Neurology, and has published over 75 papers inpeer-reviewed journals including the New England Journal ofMedicine, Brain, and Cortex.